Students will grow in their ability to read, think critically about, and discuss contemporary poetry of diverse authors, and to analyze how writers use literary elements and poetic devices in their writing.  Students will be able to express their learning verbally and through writing. Students will learn how to plan, write, and revise a literary analysis essay. 

I have a Bachelor of Arts in English, and held a Professional Teaching Certificate in Florida to teach English in grades 6-12.  I taught middle school and high school Language Arts in public schools in Florida, and for the past several years I have taught comprehensive Middle School Language Arts classes to homeschoolers.  I have several years of experience teaching contemporary novels and poetry, and dealing with the inherent complex issues that arise with these topics.  As we discuss challenging topics in this class, we will affirm the value of all humanity, regardless of country of origin, religion, economic status, gender, etc. 

提供的家庭作業
Detailed weekly assignments will be given.  Students will complete work on their essays individually at home. If families are using this as part of a complete ELA homeschool curriculum, students should expect to spend 2-3 hours of work outside of class, however it will be possible to complete the minimum required work in as little as one hour per week for most students.  Because student's abilities vary greatly, the amount of time it takes students to complete assigned work will vary greatly.  
2 - 4 每週課外時間
提供的評估
Students will be informally assessed through class discussion to ensure student understanding and so I, as the teacher, can adapt the class to student's needs.  

The essay has a grading rubric provided and parents have the option of using the rubric to provide a grade for their learner, or having me grade the paper (or opting out of grading all together.)

Because this class can be combined with other sections in this series for a full year of homeschool ELA, and can be used as high school credit for English 9 in most places, if parents need more from me to be able to use this class I am happy to provide that.  Parents should communicate those needs before the beginning of class to ensure that they will have everything they need to use this course for HS credit. 
提供的成績
Parents / students have the option of receiving a formal (letter / number) grade for their essay in this class. The grading rubric will be provided during class. 

This class is designed to support a variety of learning needs with scaffolded and adaptable assignments. Dyslexic, ADHD, and Autistic learners have had great success in this class. Please reach out if you have specific questions. 

At a minimum, students should have at least some familiarity with essay writing, although instruction is scaffolded and broken down step by step. Please message me with any specific questions. 

Poems for this class can be found on poetryfoundation.org, poets.org, as well as on other free public forums.